Alien

In space no one can hear you scream Photo of Sigourney Weaver in Alien

The Nostromo is a mining ship loaded with ore, now on a return voyage to Earth. The crew is woken early from their hibernation tanks by Mother, the ship’s computer, after a radio transmission from an unexplored planetoid has been detected. Company policy requires making contact with alien life-forms whenever possible. Upon landing, crew member Kane (John Hurt) is attacked by a octopus-like parasite.

Photo of The Alien

Days later, a hideous alien about eight inches tall emerges from Kane's chest. The alien escapes and the crew start a hunt through the ship's dark, claustrophobic passageways, with the alien picking them off one-by-one. The only survivor is the Warrant Officer Ripley (Sigourney Weaver). She tries to escape in a shuttle but she discovers that the Alien is also aboard.

Cast:

Quote:

Dallas: [looks at a pen being dissolved by alien's body fluid] I haven't seen anything like that except, uh, molecular acid. Brett: It must be using it for blood. Parker: It's got a wonderful defense mechanism. You don't dare kill it.

Trailers:

http://akas.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3031761177/

Soundtrack:


"Excerpts from 'Symphony no. 2 (Romantic)'" Written by Howard Hanson

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